Healing His Broken Luna.... Chapter 68

Chapter 24 - What?

Alexander had stopped by with Odessa and my bags. I was in the bedroom digging through my bags for something to wear. My hands found fresh underwear and a denim sundress. I changed my clothes, brushed my hair and teeth and went back out into the living room to find Odessa. She was in the kitchen warming up kreatopita, a Greek meat pie, that Elaina had sent over.

"That smells delicious." I said.

"Elaina is the best cook in all of Greece." She smiled.

"Does she share her recipes?" I asked.

"Nope. Though I imagine she will with you since you're the Luna."

"You know?" The question seemed to slip out of my lips before I could even think about it.

"Of course I know, my wolf may be young, but she recognized you as Luna right away. Dimitri's wolf can hardly contain himself."

"How long have you had your wolf? I mean, how old are you?" She looked about the same age as me.

"I just turned eighteen a few weeks ago." She said.

I knew it. "I turned eighteen three months ago just after high school graduation."

"Wow, and your parents let you come so far to attend a university. I guess it was destiny because the Moon Goddess paired you with my brother." She told me.

"Believe me, it took a lot of convincing." I laughed. "As a matter of fact, today is Sunday, I'm going to have to call my parents and pretend everything is going well."

"Do they know about Dimitri yet?" She asked.

"No, not yet. If I tell them, they'll be on the next flight over." I smiled.

We ate and spent the next few hours getting to know each other. Odessa had the same olive skin tone as Dimitri, dark hair and warm honey colored eyes. She was beautiful and funny. I felt an instant connection to her.

The door opened up and Dimitri walked in followed by Niko. Niko headed straight for the food while Dimitri pulled me into his chest and buried his head in my neck. Scenting me seemed to calm him. He pulled back and kissed me, I had missed him in those few short hours he was gone.

"Come on, I'm trying to eat over here!" Niko groaned.

"Pay attention, you might learn something." Odessa teased him.

There was a knock at the front door before it opened, and Alexander came in with two other warriors.

"Alpha." They bowed their heads in submission. Then they turned to me and did the same. "Luna."

I looked over at Dimitri and he gave me a quick smile. I haven't been claimed and marked yet, but maybe their wolves recognized me as their Luna like Odessa's wolf had. Rae was bursting with pride at the level of respect being shown to us.

"Where's Alec?" Odessa asked.

"We're still working on that, there's been a complication." Dimitri told us.

There was a knock at the door. "That would be my uncle." Niko said. Kosta entered the room and we all sat down around the dining table. Dimitri pulled me to his lap, as strange as this would look to me when my parents did it, it actually felt completely natural and comfortable.

"Congratulations on finding your mate Raven. Have you shared the news with your parents yet?" Kosta asked.

"Err no, not yet. We've been a little distracted." I smiled.

"Your brother and cousin are arriving tomorrow morning, one of my men is picking them up. Where should we take them?"

"I had planned to take them out to the island this morning while we sorted out this mess. But now I'm rethinking." Dimitri said.

"Let's just storm the yacht and get them back tonight." Alexander suggested.

"The yacht sails at night back and forth to Santorini and refuels at the marina. Eros' pack doctor has boarded the yacht a few times and I believe Eros is on the yacht." Kosta informed us.

"Are we sure that Alec is on it too?" I asked.

"Yes, he was carried onto the boat. Our contacts on the island of Santorini have not seen anyone leave the boat. Unless they threw Alec overboard at sea. The same two men who boarded the boat in Santorini have gone on and off within an hour. They never stay long and then the yacht sails back." Kosta said.

"Do we know who the men are in Santorini visiting Eros?" Niko asked.

"We believe one of them is Stefanos." Kosta said.

"Our father?" Odessa asked with a sudden look of panic in her eyes. I could feel her anxiety and fear in the air.

"I thought he was dead!" Niko said.

"That's what we all thought, but he's actually been building an empire as the head of the Greek mafia for the last decade." Kosta said.

"Your father is actually Eros' boss?" I asked as realization hit me.

"That explains why I never felt the bond fully break." Odessa said in shock.

"Oh Goddess! Your father is the one who wants me dead! Why?" I asked.

"He went mad when he lost my mother." Dimitri said.

"That's part of it." Kosta said. "You also challenged him and blinded one of his eyes. What you did was the best thing to do for the pack. The pack is thriving as the strongest pack on this side of the world. He's looking for revenge. The best way to ensure a wolf suffers is through their mate. He's not planning on killing you right away, he's planning on torturing you for a long time so that Dimitri suffers." Kosta told me.

"That sadistic bastard!" Dimitri growled.

"Stefanos had crossed the former mafia boss Athos, who took your mother to break your father. You saw what it did to him. His heart for everyone turned to stone the day he lost her. After you defeated him and took his pack, he killed Athos and became the new mafia boss. He sent you Heather's head believing she was your mate. He's been waiting for you to find your mate and destroy you from the inside."

"How is such a cruel and evil person our father?" Odessa said.

"So, are we going after the yacht tonight or in the morning?" Niko asked.

"You won't be able to board the yacht so easily, it has wolfbane misters that are motion triggered all around." Kosta said.

"So, we wear masks." Niko responded.

"It also has wolfbane dart triggers and guards armed with silver bullets." Kosta added.

"Maybe we should sink the boat?" Alexander said.

"We might kill the people we are trying to rescue if we sink it." Dimitri said.

"Rocky is the future Beta of Alpha Georgios' pack and Leo their Delta. If we don't get them back tomorrow, we need to notify Alpha Georgios." Kosta said.

"Alpha Georgios sits on the shifter's council with my father. He's going to tell my father." I said nervously.

"Your brother will be here in the morning, I'm pretty sure your father will know by this time tomorrow." Kosta said.

"What's the problem with her father?" Niko asked.

"She's Alpha Diesel LaRue's only daughter." Kosta said as if that would explain everything.

"As in Crescent Moon pack?" Niko looked at me wide eyed.

"Raven is my mate, I have the utmost respect for her father, but my mate belongs with me. No one can interfere with the Moon Goddesses pairing." Dimitri was struggling to keep his cool.

"The longer we wait, the greater the chances are of not finding them alive." Alexander chimed in.

"We need a plan to get on that yacht." Niko said.

"Dimitri, can I speak to you alone for a moment. It's kind of important." I whispered to him.

"Excuse us for a moment." He said and we moved into the bedroom.

"Dimitri, I want to help." I said.

"I can't have you-"

"Just listen to me, please." I said. "I can help with the yacht, I think. I have an idea."

"What do you mean?" He raised a brow.

"Let me show you." I walked into the bathroom and turned on the sink. He stared at me curiously. I took a deep breath and focused on the water, I willed it to float in the air and circle around his head before I sent it splashing back into the sink.

"WHAT?" He stared at me in shock.

"Water element." Was all I could manage to say.

"You have the gift of water too?"

"Yes."

"You have both water and fire?" He asked again, as if not believing what he just saw.

"Yes."

"Do you have another element or talent that I don't know about?"

"No, just the two." I smiled.

"Is that even possible?" He was asking himself in disbelief.

"I can help with getting people on the yacht, I can lift a person up with water onto the deck." I suggested.

"Can you shipwreck the boat with high waves and bring it to shore?" He asked.

"I-I'm not sure. But my brother can, he's had a few years of training with his element." I said.

"Your brother? He's elemental too?" Dimitri asked.

"Yes, my older brothers are, we're not sure about the younger ones, they're not of age yet."

"What? Raven, just how many brothers do you have?"

"Five. Knox and Peter are the twins. They're older than me and also have the water element. Roman, Seth and Levi are my three younger brothers."

"Do they have fire as well?" He asked.

"No. My father has water and my mother has fire. My brothers have water, I'm the only one with both."

Dimitri stood in shock trying to process what I just said. "I've never heard of the Moon Goddess pairing two elemental wolves together. We're so rare and yet you've got a family full of them." He said as he ran his fingers through is thick hair.

"I wonder if our pups will have all three?" I said without even thinking.

"Our pups!" Dimitri said grinning wide and pulling me closer to him sending a blush over my face. "I like the sound of that, shall we get started now?" He joked, at least, I think he was joking.

"He can make me howl anytime." Rae snickered in my head.

"We've got bigger things to worry about right now." I reminded him and ignored my horny wolf.

"Do you think your brother will be willing to help with the yacht?" He asked.

"Are you kidding? He will insist on helping." I said.

We left the bedroom and returned to join the rest of the group.

"Lovers quarrel already?" Niko smiled at us and Odessa smacked him on the back of the head.

"We've got a plan; we move in the morning when Ravens brother is here." Dimitri said.

My phone started ringing, everyone looked at me as I pulled my phone out of my pocket to answer it. The caller ID flashed a photo. "It's my dad." I said as I walked back towards the bedroom for privacy.

"Dun, Dun, Dun!" Niko laughed.

"It's not her father I'd be worried about, it's her mother! Her aura will bring even the strongest Alpha to his knees." I heard Kosta tell them.